Snooki from “Jersey Shore” Before
The pint-sized “Jersey Shore” star first appeared on MTV in an episode of the show “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” This proved to be enough of a testament to her star power to get her cast on “Jersey Shore” immediately after. Snooki was such a cultural icon that she became a popular Halloween costume and was getting paid $150,000 per episode of the reality show by its last season.